River Log section: Birdsfoot Delta
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-11 RBD Port Eads South Pass also features a newly built lodge near the lighthouse at its terminus where paddlers can find accommodations and food. Port Eads was completely devastated by Hurricane Katrina. All that remained of the original structure was the lighthouse. Due to the economic importance to Louisiana,
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-4 to -10 RBD East Bay Bayou Openings Between -4 BHP and -10 BHP there are fourteen small and medium sized openings into bayous that flow into the East Bay in between South Pass and Southwest Pass, which gives you dear paddler a multitude of routes to follow for your
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-10 RBD Picayune Bayou In high winds out of the south or east you could duck through Picayune Bayou and cross a shallow estuary over to a long sandy/muddy spit that parallels the west side of the South Pass. Look at Google maps for best route to follow.
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-20.2 LBD End of the Jetty/End of the River At mile 20.2 below Head of Passes the last pile of rock falls away to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This is the very last solid piece of earth found along the Lower Mississippi River,
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-20.1 LBD Southwest Pass Lighthouse
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-18.0 LBD Associated Branch Pilots, Southwest Pass Station Wharf After the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the branch pilots and the U.S. Coast Guard established two decontamination stations to remove oil from vessels headed from the Gulf to the Mississippi River, and one of them was here at this strategic
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-14.5 LBD Burrwood Bayou (Bottom Entrance) On your return paddle back up the SW Pass you might want to jump into Burrwood Bayou for calm waters and very little flow. Off-channel route brings you 10 miles up the SW Pass where you will have to return to Main Channel
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-14.5 RBD Dredge Piles Opposite Burrwood Bayou some humongous piles of dredge material spill out over the right bank descending bank, several hundred acres in size.
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-14.5 LBD Burrwood Bayou Closure Burrwood Bayou Closure was constructed to stop this migration from occurring. But this could be a viable route to reach the ocean and celebrate the end of your expedition. To access the open waters beyond Burrwood Bayou Closure, simply paddle through a notch in
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10.2 to 9.8 RBD WARNING: Iron Pilings in River Paddlers beware! Dangerous iron pilings or other iron works are found along the main channel top end of Grand Pass Island. This should be no threat to downstream paddlers. But if you are paddling back upstream to Venice you
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10.2 RBD Grand Pass Island The highest ground in the area, Grand Pass Island used to be a favorable place for paddlers to make landings for stretching their legs, for picnicking, even for camping. You should still stop here if you need a camp place in high water (above
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10.4 RBD Grand Pass * * U.S. Coast Guard Station * US Fish & Wildlife Station * Tiger Pass * Cypress Cove Marina * Venice Marina Grand Pass Paddling down Grand Pass and then Tiger Pass canoeists, kayakers, and paddleboarders will see a mixture of light industry and fishing docks. The USFW and US